New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-04
SORROW IN CAMP SHERIDAN
FOREIGN OFFICERS UNHAPPY IN TENTS.
THE RAINS DESCENDED AND THE WINDS CAME AND
THEY FLED TO AN HOTEL
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THEY FLED TO AN HOTEL
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CHICAGO, Oct IA Nation al salute Of thirty guns
announced the formal opening Of Camp Sheridan at
o'clock this afternoon This salvo was fired by Major
Rodneys Battery of United states Artillery When the
laundering OF the had died away and the entire mill
tary and naval forces. numbering about 300 had
been massed the green facing the clubhouse. the
first order Of Henry NJ. Black, CommandaDt, read
by Colonel Charles King his chief Of sts declaring the
taking Of command and bestowing the of the hero
Winchester the camp The and stripes had been
run up freshly painted pole in the centre OF the
park and nuttered gayy in tho west wind that swept
strongly over the tented field. Then there tre-
mendous burst OF music Never the Star spanged
Banner belched forth from throas of brass more Justify
pa triotically. There probably 200 musicians
in the mastodon band While the inspiration Of music
was still upon the crowd Mayer Roche brought for
ward and he delivered address Of welcome.
All is not going smoothly at the camp. The foreign
troops who travelled all the way from Norway Sweden
and Denmark were assigned to quarters in the new pat
ent portable barrack tents the quarters OF the
lar Uned States troops There three OF these
and they are comfortable frame cottages. in COM
parson with the the OF the troops
But they were not up to the standard OF comfort
demanded by the Continental visitors The Danish and
Norwegian contiugent tried sleep in the barracks
tents after the ran thunder and lightning up, hut
It was no use They shivered with cold and by and by
soak their blankets This was beyond endurance The
Danish and Norwegian guests rose and deserted their
quarters seeking at the Sherman House. They
still at their treatment to-day They stood about
brilliant uniforms and constant chatter at
tracing much attention. The Swedish attach
ment braved 1t out in their tents all night
and uttered no complaint One OF the Danish officers,
"They treat officers like gentlemen in our country
Colonel King says: "At u rough estimate there are
probably 5000 uniformed men In camp. But" he
added as a saving clause, 81 wouldn't swear
more than half that number present while the mansge
mcnt have been talking about 5000 or 10000 here,
Nearly oRethrd OF the 1900 present are members OF
brass bands and not soldiers at all"
At the United states military headquarters Major
General A. ii. Terry. chief military representative OF
the United States In Chicago, formally received about
twenty officers of the Norwegian swedish and Danish
conngents shortly after ii the visitors arrived ac-
companed by Governor Beveridge and Generals
Bentley and Chetain At the call OF duty
pipe and donped his redplumed helmet The visitors,
representing the cavalry artillery Infantry and engi
neers OF the Scandinavian Army filed In and werc
formally introduced The breasts OF most OF them gilt.
speech welcoming the visitors to Chicago after which
they driven the encampment. Among these ofi
there colonel major ana captain from each
of each service OF the three naiionates'
ants Lieutenant Kaufman represents the house
hold OF the King OF Denmark. Lieutenant Count
Lebenhsupt OF ancient swedish family aud Is
dis uguIshsd officer Lieutenant Count DE koscn
se-a active service in their own other countries.
Colouel Hitchcock took part in the battle of Soeripo In
1sJ9 rs aide to Marshal Mcmahon He also served in
Algeria a volunteer Major Gwylliram was on the
himself with stanley the Congo aud has only recently
returned Africa